Mr. Speaker. it would take a 75percent response to make a credible extrapolation on a nationwide basis. a nationwide generalization as to how many workers we need and where they have to come from. Let me tell my colleagues about this program. the origination of the H1B program. This was established in 1990 to alleviate an anticipated shortage of scientists and engineers. particularly at a Ph.D. level. But by the time this program was in place. the Berlin Wall had fallen. there was an economic downturn. we had gone into a recession. downsizing was rampant in defense and other industries. and we really never needed the program.